Torrent River

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Torrent River
Data
location Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system Torrent River
origin nameless lake in the Long Range Mountains
50 ° 40 ′ 23 ″  N , 56 ° 38 ′ 22 ″  W
Source height approx.  430  m
muzzle Hawkes Bay ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence ) Coordinates: 50 ° 36 ′ 46 "  N , 57 ° 10 ′ 11"  W 50 ° 36 ′ 46 "  N , 57 ° 10 ′ 11"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 430 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.1 ‰
length approx. 53 km
Catchment area 624 km²
Discharge at Bristol's Pool
A Eo gauge : 624 km²
Location: 1.8 km above the mouth 		MQ 1960/2016
Mq 1960/2016
 		24.6 m³ / s
39.4 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes Pikes Feeder Pond, Middle Pond, West Lake
Communities Hawke's Bay

The Torrent River is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the island of Newfoundland, part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .

River course

The Torrent River forms the outflow of a nameless lake located 430  m high in the Long Range Mountains on the Great Northern Peninsula . It flows in a predominantly westerly direction through the mountains and finally reaches the coastal lowlands. There the river flows through the lakes Pikes Feeder Pond , Middle Pond and West Lake . It eventually flows into the Hawke's Bay community in the eight miles deep Hawkes Bay and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The route 430 traverses the flow immediately above the mouth thereof.

Hydrology

The catchment area covers 624 km². The mean discharge is 24.6 m³ / s. In May, the river usually has the greatest discharge with an average of 71 m³ / s.

Fish fauna

The salmon population in the Torrent River system is considered "not endangered".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 02YC001
  2. ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.